nukelearfishing

nukelearfishing – the random and occasionally humorous musings of a Baptist Minister who is trying to be a free sample of Jesus and discover God in the ordinary.

(These musings don’t necessarily represent the views of the church I serve)

  • expect the unexpected

    That’s a daft phrase isn’t it: ‘expect the unexpected’? How can you expect what is, by definition, not expected. You might as well say ‘watch the invisible’ or ‘stop the inevitable’. But when it comes to God, he seems to flesh out that phrase. Expect the unexpected – a pregnant teenager carrying The One. Expect…

  • miss-advent-ure

    So here we are, it’s 1st December again and while the season of Advent technically started on Sunday, today’s the day when we open windows in calendars and see what’s waiting for us. I am going to attempt an advent bloggage every day in this Advent calendar season, so consider this door number one. How would…

  • The One About Cheering Parents

    Originally posted on Honest about my faith: I just got back from a choir competition that my daughter was taking part in. My standout memory of the evening was a fanatical mum cheering wildly for her child in what was probably the worst performance of the night. The mum clearly wasn’t analysing the performance for perfection…

  • Black Friday deal

    Great news. I’m pleased to be able to announce an incredible Black Friday deal. You won’t be able to find a better one! You can get a fresh start in life, forgiveness for the past, a relationship with God, a helper who is always with you, live life in all its fullness, a global family…

  • how free is speech?

    One of the foundational principles of life is ‘freedom of speech’ (or freedom of expression to use the more inclusive term). In many countries it is enshrined in the Constitution and a basic ‘right’, and where it is denied by those in power it is one of the things that the people crave. It is one…

  • Lord’s Prayer

    So now Christians have got all hot under the collar because an advertising agency has refused to allow an advert by the Church of England featuring the Lord’s Prayer to be shown in cinemas. Boo. Hiss. Nasty advertising agency. Poor victimised Christians. It’s another sign of a secularised society. We’re always being picked on… and so…

  • when autocorrect thought it knew best

    I was sending a message from my phone to a Minister who was going to the same meeting as me and who lives relatively nearby. I thought it would make sense to travel together so I asked, “Do you want to share a lift?” Nothing wrong with that. Except that for some reason the autocorrect system in my…

  • vive l’amour

    [Warning, this started off as a mini-bloggette, and has developed into a long bloggage!] Over the weekend many people have changed their Facebook Profile Picture so that it temporarily shows a Tricoloure (French Flag) across their image – comme ça. (Facebook now has the facility to do this temporarily.) It is to show solidarity with…

  • the unspoken question

    In the past I have been involved in youth work and as part of the programme that we ran we would talk with young people about relationships and sex. There was one question that they all wanted to ask, but few had the courage to speak out (especially if they were already going out with…

  • interview me baby one more time

    I was in a conversation over lunch yesterday and for some reason I can’t remember I was reminded of an occasion (over ten years ago) when I was almost on TV as an ‘expert’ on a certain American singer (whose name sounds like she is a bit British and is into javelins*.) I have never been…